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Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

25. Optimism with presenter Jon Snow

Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

BBC

Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.85.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2017

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Ever heard Jon Snow singing R Kelly? Nor had we. Fi and Jane are joined by the journalist and broadcaster to talk Trump, egos, the future of news and being an optimist. And then Jon sings.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the BBC.

0:03.6

Why have you made some notes?

0:05.4

There's nerve, something.

0:07.2

What, you're never said about...

0:08.8

What, we ought to immediately then talk about our guest.

0:11.8

Oh, yes.

0:14.6

Who is it?

0:15.6

It's not in your notes.

0:17.2

But...

0:18.2

Do you start? Do you start many interviews on women's hair

0:20.8

with silence?

0:21.8

I'll live by... Who is it?

0:23.4

I believe I can fly.

0:25.6

I believe I can touch the sky.

0:30.0

I love that record. It's so uplifting.

0:32.6

I believe I can fly.

0:34.6

I believe I can touch the sky.

0:39.0

So Jon Snow's our guest.

0:41.0

Channel 4K.

0:42.0

Yeah.

0:43.0

I thought it was rather lovely that on Twitter,

0:45.6

one of our, fortunately, listeners,

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